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Game 8: Angels vs. Yankees

Javier Vazquez looks to rebound from a rocky opening start to his Yankees reunion. He will be opposed by Joel Pineiro, who also seeks to erase bad memories from his Angels debut.

vs. Joel Pineiro

PA

BA

OBP

SLG

HR

RBI

Derek Jeter SS

31

0.222

0.323

0.444

2

2

Nick Johnson DH

19

0.267

0.333

0.267

0

2

Mark Teixeira 1B

36

0.258

0.361

0.581

2

10

Alex Rodriguez 3B

29

0.148

0.207

0.185

0

1

Robinson Cano 2B

7

0.429

0.429

0.714

0

1

Jorge Posada C

24

0.200

0.250

0.450

1

4

Curtis Granderson CF

11

0.111

0.182

0.111

0

1

Nick Swisher RF

25

0.300

0.400

0.350

0

2

Brett Gardner LF

0

0.000

0.000

0.000

0

0

Total

182

0.241

0.318

0.385

5

23

Joel Pineiro has not started a game against the Yankees since July 18, 2006, when he was with the Seattle Mariners. He has not recorded a win against the Yankees since August 18, 2002.

Only Bobby Abreu and Torri Hunter have had a significant number of ABs against Vazquez. In 81 PA, Abreu has a line of .282/.358/.746, while Hunter has hit .205/.225/.359 in 40 PA.

Curtis Granderson and Derek Jeter both look to keep their season-long hitting streaks alive. Both players have had at least one hit in all 7 games played thus far.

The Yankees 5-2 start is their best since 2003, when they started 6-1.

The Angels 2-6 start is the worst for the franchise since 1972, when they also started 2-6.

Milestone Alert: Alex Rodriguez’ next long ball will put him past Mark McGwire for 8th place on the all-time HR list, while Derek Jeter needs one hit to take over sole possession of 47th place from Vada Pinson on the all-time hits list.